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13th December - Law News

Edition 3639: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011  

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 Today's Highlighted Video Story: Water cannons were deployed at a right-wing demonstration and several arrests were made as crowds gathered in Jerusalem to mark the upcoming anniversary of the death of 16yo Ahuvia Sandak, who died in a car crash during a police pursuit, after allegedly throwing rocks at Palestinians

Focus of the Day Story: Lawyers have urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to give them more information and more time to consider an evaluation of immigration legal aid fees. Full story - New Law Journal 

Saturday Conversations on Law

  • Baker McKenzie picks BARBRI to put future trainees through the SQE - Legal Cheek https://t.co/dP5rKj07jD
  • What it’s like working in the medical law field - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/gT4i7WqyGS
  • Re-think training and support of junior barristers, says incoming bar chief - Legal Cheek https://t.co/PHmrOBPyZD
  • Celebrating Nani Palkhivala on his 19th death anniversary | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/wqShBeH5QJ
  • Met police searching for missing Petra Srncova find body in park: Officers called to Brunswick Park in Camberwell, south London, on Sunday morning https://t.co/8C3NeESjs1
  • LGBT+ and disabled victims would be given the same protection as those targeted because of their race and religion, under a shake-up of hate crime legislation recommended by the Law Commission | NLJ https://t.co/bCeQb9tf28
  • Minimum pupillage awards to rise next month - Legal Cheek https://t.co/ANc660pkVG
  • Lessons from #Australia’s top human rights legal professionals - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/C5u6uuZZrz
  • 7 things students should know about ‘qualifying work experience’ - Legal Cheek https://t.co/lYpWkqLBHZ
  • Unorthodox Covid Views and Medical Regulation - Richard Smith - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/LUbPhcxR0b
  • Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences - Legal Cheek https://t.co/YakKTPvbt3
  • Concerns about time estimates and urgency were raised at the latest Commercial Court user group meeting | NLJ https://t.co/hNp2Qmgtt
  • Driving slow but recklessly amounts to 'rash and negligent driving': Kerala High Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/hUTCcjyflc
  • Boris Johnson took part in a Christmas quiz sitting between two colleagues in No 10 last year - while indoor household mixing was banned in London. The Sunday Mirror has published a picture of Mr Johnson at the event, which it said was on 15 December https://t.co/A457UKm7W5 
  • #India's ultra-right-wing PM Narendra Modi's Twitter account was hacked with a message saying his country had adopted bitcoin as legal tender and would distribute it to all citizens https://t.co/iIUlOyoh3D
  • How the age of coronavirus has changed the risk management landscape and how technology can and will help professionals navigate that landscape - Lawyers Weekly https://t.co/1FQGwSLvPn 
  • Why lawyers must lead the way on diversity - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0xIpkECgTz
  • Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest in Austria against measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, including mandatory vaccinations #Austria https://t.co/ZVCThTWcjs
  • Join 1 Crown Office Row for an evening discussing Pupillage Application Tips and Life at the Bar - UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mCtRLROnWg
  • Lawyers have urged the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to give them more information and more time to consider an evaluation of immigration legal aid fees | NLJ https://t.co/A4b3L9bRwl
  • 5 tips on how to excel during a virtual vacation scheme - Legal Cheek https://t.co/gmTrygJi3N 
  • Religious Discrimination Bill will create space for discrimination: UNSW - Lawyers Weekly #Australia https://t.co/qEYnoYeE7H
  • The law killed e-scooters in the 1930s. Will it kill again? - Legal Cheek https://t.co/0QuTe94zNQ 
  • No consumer case against medical officers rendering free services for hospital: Supreme Court | Bar & Bench #India https://t.co/wbo8AXYYQd
  • 'Aggressive reputation management' harming the rule of law | Law Gazette https://t.co/4Q02PvPnHy
  • BCLP bumps target hours following pay hike - Legal Cheek https://t.co/tPHoj6e4AY
  • ACCC accuses Booktopia of making false claims to customers over refund rights #Australia https://t.co/1p4uVZ8KzY